Scenario3-Textiles

Scenario 3
Fading Colors in Textiles

The third scenario is set to face the challenge of colour fading in textiles (dress collections and metal embroideries).

We are aware that these materials and their colours are very fragile, suffering a rapid degradation, in some cases in the turn of a decade according to their environment. Therefore, it is highly needed to conserve and communicate these collections, being of inspiration also for the creative industries, when appropriately reconstructed. While it is clear that the scientific community and museum professionals on better researching the fading processes, we can provide chemically accurate insights useful to explore the digital reconstruction of their original appearance. Such reconstructions in digital applications are incredibly useful to preserve the authenticity of the original colour.

Case Studies

This scenario comprises four case studies from the textile objects from the V&A collections, UK, providing a mixture of materials ranging from textile fibres (silk, cotton, silk velvet), to dyes (natural and synthetic), and to metal threads used in embroideries.